Suffolk church sells candied eggs for Easter

Joe Fudge / Daily Press

MINTA WOOD WORKS ON THIS TABLE FILLED WITH EGGS. Beech Grove United Methodist produces chocolate-dipped Easter eggs for sale. Since 1979 men and women from Beech Grove United Methodist Church in the Driver area of Suffolk have an Easter Egg Factory" that produced thousands of chocolate-dipped Easter eggs.

MINTA WOOD WORKS ON THIS TABLE FILLED WITH EGGS. Beech Grove United Methodist produces chocolate-dipped Easter eggs for sale. Since 1979 men and women from Beech Grove United Methodist Church in the Driver area of Suffolk have an Easter Egg Factory" that produced thousands of chocolate-dipped Easter eggs. (Joe Fudge / Daily Press)

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Easter is just around the corner, and the Easter Egg Factory at Beech Grove United Methodist Church in Suffolk is in full production.

Each year since 1979, church volunteers make thousands of candied easter eggs for sale. Production began Feb. 25 and orders are now being taken by phone or by stopping by the church. Final day for ordering is March 16 and last day to pick up eggs is March 23.

Eggs come in four flavors — coconut, butter cream. peanut butter, and fruit and nut — and are hand-rolled, dipped in milk chocolate and decorated with sweet frosting flowers. Prices are $8 for one dozen one-ounce eggs, $6 for a half-pound egg, and $12 for a one-pound egg.

The church also welcomes volunteers age 12 and up to come by and help with production. Jobs include egg mixing, rolling, dipping, decorating and filling orders. Production hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.